x^1/2 + y = 7
x + y^1/2 = 11
Find the value of x and y
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----- eq (i)
----- eq (ii)
We then get:
Let
Then:
then becomes:
Using the RATIONAL ROOT THEOREM, we find that a root of the above equation is: t = 2, which makes its
FACTOR, t - 2. When divided by t - 2, using LONG DIVISION of POLYNOMIALS, or using SYNTHETIC DIVISION,
the other factor of
, besides t - 2, is:
.
From this, we find another REAL solution being approximately 3.13131. The other 2 are negative (< 0) and
so, MUST be REJECTED/IGNORED, since
CANNOT have a negative (< 0) value for t.
I will continue with the REAL INTEGER value, 2.
---- Back-substituting t = 2 for
----- eq (ii)
x = 11 - 2 ----- Substituting 2 for
in eq (ii)
x = 9
So, the ONLY INTEGER-solution set is: (x, y) = (9, 4). I'll let you substitute the other REAL VALUE, 3.13131
for t, to determine the other SOLUTION-SET.